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[lounging against the other boxes, Wiimote in hand. He doesn't look as excited as Demyx is but is willing to humor the other. Doesn't want him crying again, ugh.]

The one who laughs first loses, remember?

[looks over at him] Haha, yeah. [grins]

[grin fades with thought] Hey Axel... About what I said earlier. I know I'm not... as well-worded as Roxas. I can't hold a conversation well or... say what I'm thinking. I mean, feeling...

But I really do have fun with you.

[silent, nervous stare.]

Anyway! [selects Yoshi once again] Let's do this thing. [bites the tip of his tongue]

[Axel has no words to that. Those moments of truth don't sit too well with him. So there's just a brief, encouraging smile before turning his focus to the game and picking Lucario again.]

(OOC: y u make me search through Youtube (http://youtube.com/watch?v=ovZ0yh-XXT4) again. B|)

[feels awkward not getting a better response, wishes he hadn't brought it up again - or at least waited until Axel had cheered up at least a little]

[Ugh, mental facepalm. I need to duct tape my mouth.]

[plays through the round and loses]

Aw! I... I wasn't concentrating! [Which isn't just an excuse, his mind was wandering - but really didn't have anything to do with the fact he lost.]

Best two out of three?

Glutton for punishment, huh?

[winning would usually make him feel a lot better than this, but...]

(OOC: I dun like this (http://youtube.com/watch?v=oOoMbXegTJ4&feature=related) stage.)

[noticing he's not himself, doesn't say anything this time, looks back to the screen]

[teeth clenched, frantic wiimote spasms, eventually manages to kick Lucario off the screen!] [takes in a deep breath] OmigodIdidit!

[tries to relax, lets his arms drop]

[looks over at Axel, clearly worried about him]

[glances back, looks like he's about to say something or smile -]

[! - and his attention is caught by a voice outside.

"AXEL. DOWN HERE. NOW. OR ARE YOU TOO SCARED?"

A voice he recognizes all too well. He takes a quick glance down.

And freezes.]

Shit.

[what is this, Torture Axel Week?]

(OOC: l-lol I didn't think this (http://community.livejournal.com/kingdomdressing/659626.html?thread=34795946#t34795946) would happen so fast.)

[hanging by a word, waiting for any kind of res-] !!! [jumps like a foot in the air, drops wiimote (clearly he was not using the strap)] ...Guh.

[peeks out over the edge, eyes widen at the sight of Larxene] ... [looks at Axel] I take it you know her?

[ooc: Yay~ :D]

Yeah. Unfortunately.

[no other Larxene would have knives like hers.]

...

Stay up here, okay? I'll handle her.

[hesitantly nods]

[still peeking over the edge, notices her black knives]

[I wonder if she's going to die too...]

[doesn't take the risk of climbing down, choosing instead to portal in front of (but at a good distance from) Larxene.]

Didn't expect to see you here, Lightning Bug.

[and there are kunai flying at him before he knows it.]

Of course not. I'm dead. Remember who did that to me?

[watching, raises eyebrows at that]

[Apparently it wasn't Sora in Axel's world...]

[manages to dodge them, even if they come a little too close for his liking. He quickly extends his arms out to the side, summoning his chakrams in a flurry of dark fire. These, too, are different - red on black rather than silver.]

I was under the impression it was the kid.

... [Those are the coolest chakrams ever. I wonder if he'd let me touch them. Axel I know would never let me touch his...]

[clearly has no worries regarding Axel's well-being, is convinced he is far too hardcore to be harmed by Larxene]

Wrong answer.

[rushes him with the agility she only possesses, fast enough to leave residual images behind which quickly fade, keeping Axel busy with continuous attacks.]

[hates being put on the defensive so quickly, gritting his teeth as metal clashes off metal. But even with all of Larxene's speed, she still can't beat him at portaling. Ends up right behind the Nymph and hurls his chakrams at her.]

Oh, is that what this is about? Nothing personal, Larx. S'what I was ordered to do.

[And yet again Roxas defies any and all instinct for survival. He's far too engaged by the goings on to tuck tail and run, like any sensible teenage boy caught between two opponents set to kill. God help him that he's actually -worried- for the prickly little ice-Queen, considering what's been put in his head concerning the one called Axel.]

...

[can't turn around that fast, but knows Axel well enough to be able to anticipate an attack like that. The chakrams abruptly stop in mid-air, trapped by a web of black lightning.]

Yeah, I wouldn't have minded so much if you didn't pretend to join us.

[the kunais thrown earlier at Axel reappear in her hands, only to be quickly charged with electricity and hurled at Axel's feet.]

[Shit. Portals again, farther away from Larxene and her lightning attack. Doesn't manage to get away unscathed; there's a faint lightning burn on the side of his Organization coat. Not enough to hurt, but still.]

Hey, that was all you and flower boy. You guys made the assumption, I just ran with it.

[But he suspects there's far more to it than that. He sends a twisting firestream at her, hoping to distract her long enough for to get his weapons back. It's a battle of wills, Axel struggling to summon his chakrams from where they're being held.]

[not about to let herself get burned, but not willing to let Axel have his weapons back either. But she's forced to choose. Portals out of the way of the attack right next to the fire-wielder, knives flying up in vicious slashes.]

Really. You could've fooled me.

[he did. He did.]

[he manages to break his chakrams free of their lightning cage, but not in time to defend against the first of the attacks. It's his arm which takes the attack, leather shredding as easily as the skin beneath. Clenching his teeth against the pain, he portals farther away.]

Gee, you're a little without a heart to be holding that kind of grudge.

[flames rise up in steep walls, encircling them and making it difficult for others to see what's going on inside.]

[grabs the edge of the attic doorway] Axel!!

[jumps down to stand on the ladder, watching the flames as closely as possible for a hint of anything, squints at the heat]

[where said grudge comes from is unknown even to her. Axel is, as usual, painfully right when it matters.]

Hah! And the same goes for you too, right? Liar.

[no stopping her now, once blood has been drawn. Oh, she wants to make Axel realize just WHAT fading into oblivion feels like. She takes advantage of the lull in Axel's attacks to initiate a continuous attack: lightning coming down above them, striking the floor randomly. Her affinity plus her speed will renders it harmless to her, proven by her simply rushing him instead of warping.

But not for Axel.]

[eyes darting frantically around the flames, can't see anything]

[sitar appears in his hand] Here goes nothing.

[pushes off from the attic ladder, wall of water rushes behind him and propels him into the middle of the circle, dousing the flames on the way]

[jumps at the black lightning - plucks a string on his sitar, a bubble barrier is set up around him]

Axel!

[ooc: No idea what Demyx just threw himself into. LIKE IT?]

(OOC: LOL CHIVALRY IS NOT DEAD.)

[Damn it. He's forced to keep moving, warping out of the way of the lightning strikes, never pausing in one spot for more than the time it takes to leave.]

C'mon, Larx. Already told ya. Xemnas ordered me to eliminate you two if you made any attempts to go against the Organization.

[all the while, he's focused on following Larxene. Manages to appear near her to actually attack with his chakrams.]

You know how orders work with us, yeah?

[concentration gets thrown off by Demyx's appearance; a lightning bolt comes so close the heat grazes his left shoulder. Ow ow ow.]

Get outta here, Dem!

Axel! [runs towards him, the bubble moves with him] I'm not leaving! [clutches his sitar with one hand, water swirls around his other arm and he points it at Larxene]

[Absolutely. Fricking. Terrified.]

[shouts out at her, actually sounds a bit fierce, but he doubts it'll actually do anything] LARXENE. BACK OFF.

[ooc: Pushed for time and still no internet at home. If it isn't back by tomorrow night, heads are going to roll. Would water affect this Larx?]

[ooc PS: I also love how the best he can come up with is 'back off'. xD Ah, Dem.]

(OOC: Aw. I'll wait for you to continue this fight! And it would make her short out and unable to use her lightning powers, but not explode like in the manga.)

[Blocks the best she can with her knives, but a chakram point manages to get through her defenses. Old wounds and more are opened up again by the slash in her side.]

Then why did you kill Vexen, Axel? Afraid you won't be able to keep your precious Roxas with you if Sora found out about him?

[Anger surges up within her as she realizes Demyx's appearance. But it's not just because he interrupted their fight. Oh no, that stupid way he did it - it reminds her of Sora's protection of the witch.

Jealousy.

There's a wicked smile on her face despite her wounds. See Axel? This is why you shouldn't get attached to people.]

Well, thrice the pain for you means thrice the fun for me!

[extends one hand, electricity crackling from her fingers towards the two. Above, the lightning still comes down relentlessly.]

[ooc: Here I am, but not sure for how long!]

[jumps as his bubble is struck with lightning, it conducts around it, cracking and snapping] [Aah!! Time to take action against this...]

[still has his arm pointed out at Larxene, the water swirling around it swiftly forms a jet, similar to what he used in his water-fight with Axel, points it directly at the sparks from Larxene's hand]

[smirks, runs his other hand down the strings of his sitar, cuts off the jet and waves his arm as large globes of water charge at her, one after another]

[spins his sitar around and plays a quick melody, thunder rumbles through the black lightning and a drenching indoor downpour begins, putting out the remains of Axel's fire]

[Hmm. I might have the upper-hand here.]

[ooc: AKA Demyx drowns everything.]

[She knows the answer...and she also knows exactly how difficult it is for him to admit such things. Axel doesn't respond, instead choosing to just keep on attacking with his chakrams. In the split-second between blows though, he manages to flash Demyx a grin. Sure, the water also rendered his elemental attacks ineffective, but it would do the same with Larxene's.

And in a regular fight, she had no chance.]

[she might have been able to dodge the water globes even as she's fighting off Axel's attacks...but there's nowhere to run from a shower drenching the entire room. The lightning sputters, fizzing out along with the rest of her power - unable to be used until she was dry again.

But water has nothing on her quickness. A laugh is her reply to Axel's silence as she beings to use her portals in earnest. Here, there, everywhere it seems, moving fast enough this time to leave two illusory copies of herself behind - both of which focus on the despised Nocturne with the same attack sequence of lightning-fast blows she's executing on Axel right now.]

[completely fails at physical combat, tries his best to dodge both Larxene's quick movements - already knows he doesn't stand a chance] Ehh, oh! Ow!

[desperate glance towards Axel, but he's just as busy]

[and that glance costs him - is stabbed hard below his collarbone, next to his shoulder] AUGH!

[drops his sitar with a resounding thump against the wet floor] [grabs his bloodied shoulder, cringing, tries his best to pull away from her - well, their - continuing attacks - and gets a kunai in the side of the stomach]

[stunned, mouth falls open] ....Uh...

[ooc: FINISH HIM! [/mortalkombat] ]

[exactly what he wants her to do. This particular strategy of Larxene's is only good for blitz attacks, lasting for a very short while before it begins to affect her concentration.

Axel manages to break away from Larxene's attacks, jumping a distance away and hurling both chakrams at her. But not before Demyx's cry of pain reaches Axel.

The redhead darts a quick glance at the other, at the gash at his shoulder and his side. Suddenly the chakrams flare up with black fire with the force of Axel's rage. Under his direction, they crisscross in a figure-eight pattern, both heading towards the real Larxene before separating and hitting both of the copies, scattering them to nothingness.]

[ooc: Aww, yay~]

[drops to his knees and slowly falls to his side, landing in a puddle, the tears in his coat spattered with blood]

[the rain slows to a drizzle]

[eyes turn up to watch Axel]

[feels like a complete failure, would like to crawl in a hole and die - to save himself from this embarrassment- Oww, but the pain overcomes these thoughts, water from the floor falling into the wound on his shoulder, which he's trying not to lean on]

[reacts a bit too late to fully dodge the chakrams, attention having been drawn to hurting Demyx as much as possible. It's only a difference of seconds, but the two weapons catch her on the sides before she can warp out of their path. She appears elsewhere in the room, a distance away from both Axel and Demyx. She stumbles, yet she is not willing to drop to her knees despite the severity of her wounds.]

[a laugh made shaky by pain and fatigue. A pointed glance at Demyx.] Still want to continue, Axel~?

[the chakrams return back to their owner, unfortunately too far away to hit Larxene. Oh, if looks could kill.]

Bitch.

[he looks like he just might take Larxene up on her offer, but...Demyx. Axel makes his way over to his side, kneeling next to him and stripping his gloves off, trying to staunch the flow of the blood with his hands.]

C'mon, Dem. Stay with me.

[eyelids heavy, taking in shallow breaths]

[eyes roll up to Axel, turning pale and his lips bluish] Hi... [tries to smile, but cringes when his wounds are touched]

[determined not to pass out, doesn't want to look that weak - but right now it doesn't look like he has much of a choice in the matter] [tries to look up at Larxene, eyebrows twitch with anger, opens his mouth to speak and only air escapes]

[eyes close]

[ooc: GET A HI-POTION, AXEL.]

[another thing Nobody replicas share is being able to heal abnormally fast. Though Larxene looks ready to collapse at any moment - her wounds leaking darkness yet again - they've started to slowly close up. She sinks to the floor in an attempt at a sitting position, eyes shining with malicious delight as she watches the two.]

Oh, looks like I broke your toy before you could~

[can do nothing right now except glare at Larxene as the blood keeps on flowing beneath his fingers. He already knows Demyx has passed out.

And how he's not able to do anything about that for the moment. Doesn't carry potions around, doesn't know how to do Cure. He's never relied much on hope, but right now he's desperate for someone can do either to walk by.]

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